# Nova Labs

> Company behind Helium — decentralized wireless networks for IoT and 5G (rebranded from Helium Inc.).

## Why it is interesting

DePIN pioneer — Tiger Global and a16z co-led a $200M Series D (2022) at $1.2B as Helium Inc. rebranded to Nova Labs to build on the community-run network.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** crypto-web3, generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series D (Mar 2022): $200M co-led by Tiger Global and a16z at $1.2B; Ribbit, Khosla, USV, Multicoin among participants (Bloomberg, WebWire)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Pantera Capital, Seven Seven Six, Goodyear Ventures

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/khosla-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/multicoin-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/ribbit-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/tiger-global-management
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/union-square-ventures

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/nova-labs